Monday, 23 June 2014

I received a copy of Confessions of a Sex Fiend in exchange for my review.

Chancellor was studying to become an engineer when his life took an unexpected turn. He became a male escort, or as he prefers 'sexspurt' and became renowned for being able to pleasure women. But there's one thing he refuses to admit he's done, and that is fall in love, though things all start to change when he accidentally takes the virginity of the woman he loves' daughter (he didn't know they were related, he did do the virginity taking purposefully). These are Chancellor's confessions.

My main thought on reading this was that it came across as a bit like one of Belle du Jour's books, though it was a bit more explicit (and fiction as opposed to memoirs). In places it was funny and in places kind of sad, and there was a lot of talk about sex. Though I wasn't sure I viewed it the way the author intended (as in for some reason I read it objectively, as if it was a memoir as opposed to fiction).

I did find it interesting, and well done, that there wasn't just Chancellor's point of view at some points, but also Mallory and Neela's, both of who play quite a key role in Chancellor's life beyond selling himself. Not that he doesn't enjoy that. It is obvious though that this is a glamourisation of the sex industry as opposed to a realistic take.

That doesn't mean that I wouldn't read more, because I would. The author's voice is funny and caring towards the characters and I really do want to know more of Chancellor's confessions, and on his 'relationship' (not sure what else to call it) with Neela!

Confessions
of a Sex Fiend Series

Boxed
Set

Rayven
Godchild

Book Description:

On the path to earning
his degree in mechanical engineering, Chancellor Baltimore,
geek-extraordinaire, experiences a detour of a lifetime. He discovers his inner
sex fiend and an incurable yearning to be the fantasy, bring the pain, and
ensure unbridled pleasure for his clients. But even he experiences a bump in
the road.

In
Tasting Cherry, everyone has a first time.

In
A View to Ecstasy, it’s so much more fun when there’s more than two in the
tango.

In
Retreat Bound, there’s pleasure in the pain.

And
in Bound to Collide, Chancellor experiences a collision course that is
inevitable.

Let’s enjoy these tales
of a sex fiend as Chancellor continues to break the rule that what happens in
Vegas stays in Vegas.

Rayven Godchild is an
author of erotica/erotic romance short stories, novels and novellas. Her first
published work appeared in a fit of obscurity during a tumultuous time in life.
That story, Secret Lilies, will see the light of day again with a lot less
stress and a lot more joy surrounding its republication in the very near
future.

Currently, the
Confessions of a Sex Fiend short stories are working their way out into the
world, with the first one, Tasting Cherry, as Rayven’s re-debut as an author. A
View to Ecstasy and Retreat Bound are available. Bound to Collide is the final
confession, but certainly not the last the world will hear from Chancellor
Baltimore.